Remnant's Black Snow Hope [Under Revisions]

Chapter 57: New Territory

Qrow: It's... Atlas Academy.

Ruby: I guess we will be seeing the General. For better or worse.

We head to the academy and get escorted by the guards to an elevator.

Ren: So, what do we do?

Ruby: I don't know yet. But we should be careful with what we say.

The guards look back at us for a second before turning back around.

Blake: (quietly) We'll follow your lead, Ruby.

We reach her out of the elevator as the guards escort us down a flight of stairs to a room as Ironwood walks out speaking to someone else.

Ironwood: I swear if I have to sit through one more council meeting like that...

We continue on as Penny is the first to notice us.

Penny: Yay, you're here!

Winter and Ironwood turn to see us as Weiss walks ahead of us.

Weiss: Winter.

Their reunion is interrupted by Nora leaning in and waving her fingers.

Nora: Anyone wanna give us a hand with these?

Winter recomposes herself and glares at the guards.

Winter: You have ten seconds to take those off before I start hurting you.

Guards: (looking at each other in confusion) Huh?

They realize the situation and go to take everyone's cuff off as I just freeze and shatter mine.

Guard 1: Sorry!

Guard 2: Please, let us help you!

Guard 1: Forgive us!

The bolases fall to the floor, giving off a purple glow and retracting the ropes before emitting a beep noise.

Ironwood: Please, come in.

We follow him to his office.

Ironwood: It is so good to see all of you.

Yang: (massaging her wrist) Our reception didn't really convey that.

Ironwood: (sighs) I sincerely regret how you were treated by my team.

Qrow rolls his eyes with a small huff. Ironwood walks behind his desk to sit down, and Penny and Winter take positions standing at either side of the desk.

Ironwood: When a rogue airship entered our airspace, it raised some... red flags. We assumed the ship was stolen.

Ruby: Stolen?

She laughs awkwardly, before taking an apologetic tone.

Ruby: Okay, yeah, it was stolen.